Harvey Lemelin
Biographic Data
| ID | 3424985 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Harvey Lemelin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Harvey |
| FAMILY NAME | Lemelin |
| SIGNATURE | LEMELIN H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lakehead University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 66 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Last Chance Tourism: Adapting Tourism Opportunities in a Changing World
Local-level responses to sea ice change and cruise tourism in Arctic Canada's Northwest Passage
This article examines the interactions between sea ice change and patterns of cruise ship tourism through the Northwest Passage of Arctic Canada and how local communities are responding to this change. During the period 2006–2010, the Passage has emerged as the most popular expedition cruise area in the Canadian Arctic with an increase in planned cruises by 70%. This dramatic increase in cruise traffic has been, in part, facilitated by improved a…
The carbon cost of polar bear viewing tourism in Churchill, Canada
This paper examines the paradoxical issues surrounding long-distance tourism to view polar bears, a form of tourism which is disproportionately (on a per capita basis) responsible for greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions that are negatively affecting survival chances of the species. It also notes that the phenomenon of “last chance tourism” is influencing more tourists to visit the region. The paper describes and explains the evidence that climate ch…
Last-chance tourism: The Boom, Doom, and Gloom of Visiting Vanishing Destinations
Popular press and industry stakeholders are reporting a travel trend whereby tourists increasingly seek to experience the world's most endangered sites before they vanish or are irrevocably transformed. Termed 'last-chance' or 'doom' tourism in the popular media, the desire for tourists to witness vanishing landscapes or seascapes and disappearing species may have important consequences for tourism management, yet the nature of these consequences…
Nanuk of the Torngats: Human–Polar Bear Interactions in the Torngat Mountains National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Visitors to Canada's newest national park, Torngat Mountains National Park (TMNP), currently consist of reporters, researchers, tourists, and local Inuit from both Nunatsiavut in northern Labrador and Nunavik in northern Quebec. The national park features spectacular scenery and several types of charismatic mega-fauna, including caribou, whales, and polar bears. Isolated and difficult to access, the park's current approach to managing human–bear …
Last-chance tourism: The Boom, Doom, and Gloom of Visiting Vanishing Destinations
Popular press and industry stakeholders are reporting a travel trend whereby tourists increasingly seek to experience the world's most endangered sites before they vanish or are irrevocably transformed. Termed 'last-chance' or 'doom' tourism in the popular media, the desire for tourists to witness vanishing landscapes or seascapes and disappearing species may have important consequences for tourism management, yet the nature of these consequences…
Nanuk of the Torngats: Human–Polar Bear Interactions in the Torngat Mountains National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Visitors to Canada's newest national park, Torngat Mountains National Park (TMNP), currently consist of reporters, researchers, tourists, and local Inuit from both Nunatsiavut in northern Labrador and Nunavik in northern Quebec. The national park features spectacular scenery and several types of charismatic mega-fauna, including caribou, whales, and polar bears. Isolated and difficult to access, the park's current approach to managing human–bear …
The carbon cost of polar bear viewing tourism in Churchill, Canada
This paper examines the paradoxical issues surrounding long-distance tourism to view polar bears, a form of tourism which is disproportionately (on a per capita basis) responsible for greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions that are negatively affecting survival chances of the species. It also notes that the phenomenon of “last chance tourism” is influencing more tourists to visit the region. The paper describes and explains the evidence that climate ch…
Last-chance tourism: The Boom, Doom, and Gloom of Visiting Vanishing Destinations
Popular press and industry stakeholders are reporting a travel trend whereby tourists increasingly seek to experience the world's most endangered sites before they vanish or are irrevocably transformed. Termed 'last-chance' or 'doom' tourism in the popular media, the desire for tourists to witness vanishing landscapes or seascapes and disappearing species may have important consequences for tourism management, yet the nature of these consequences…
Local-level responses to sea ice change and cruise tourism in Arctic Canada's Northwest Passage
This article examines the interactions between sea ice change and patterns of cruise ship tourism through the Northwest Passage of Arctic Canada and how local communities are responding to this change. During the period 2006–2010, the Passage has emerged as the most popular expedition cruise area in the Canadian Arctic with an increase in planned cruises by 70%. This dramatic increase in cruise traffic has been, in part, facilitated by improved a…
Last Chance Tourism: Adapting Tourism Opportunities in a Changing World
Geography (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Tourism (3 works) · Arctic (2 works) · Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (2 works) · Climate change (2 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (2 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (2 works) · Oceanography (2 works) · Sea ice (2 works)